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Dangerous Woman

Dangerous Woman



They say I'm a dangerous woman
And I must say that it's probably true
But I could be tamed by a man all the same
If you do what I tell you to do.

There is a kitten in this tiger
And a kitten is soft and it's sweet
A kitten needs petting and stroking
And curling up to play at your feet.

But then when the daytime is over
And the clock strikes at midnight a while
Before the chimes quit you will witness a fit
As the kitten becomes a wild child.

It's in my nature and I cannot control it
For I've always been this way
And the kitten in me will diasappear
When the tiger comes out to play.

And you might be a lucky man
Or you might be forlorn
Depending on how you use the tools
You were given when you were born. 

You have to know how to talk to me
How to say my name
How to make me want to let
You join my little game.

You must learn to be patient
For tigers, they love to tease
And hide and seek and then retreat
And then knock you to your knees.

You cannot take your eyes off me
But look into my soul
You must be bold, if truth be told
If you want to reach this goal.

But tender, oh so tender
Till I open up to you
And when you've tamed me with tenderness
Then I'll be bold with you.

I'll play with you and cuddle you
Until your guard is down
Then I'll pounce on you out of the blue
And turn your world around.

Oh, I've got skills and I've made kills
Though I never mean to harm
You must be tough cause I play rough
So be forewarned and armed.

I'm only looking for the right kind of man
Who can tame  me when push comes to shove
Who can master me, yet set me free
To be his pet, his slave, his love.

And men have tried and been denied
And few have earned that prize
For I can tell by the way they kiss
And look into my eyes.

If they are worthy of a girl like me
If they can ignite the desire
That burns in me with a steady blaze
And an otherworldly fire.

 I'm a tigress that prowls in the darkness
And a kitten that cuddles up for a nap
But you'll never know from one moment to next
Which one is curled up on your lap.

So yes, I'm a dangerous woman
So leave me or take me in hand
If you tame me today I will not run away
If you'll love me like a dangerous man.

©By Voo

Sept 27, 2019

Calling Your Name

Calling Your Name

(I stood alone calling your name

The clouds hid the sunlight and made way for the rain

Your name echoed back off the hills unto me

And my sad lonely shadow was all I could see.)

I'd sought you all of my life

Since I was but a child

I knew you were out there in the world

Somewhere in the wild.

For my dreams gave me glimpses

That my eyes couldn't see

And I knew that you existed

And were looking for me.

But my life took it's turns

Just as all lives, they do

And it distanced and detoured me

From the finding of you.

I met other lovers

I married and left

Two lovers who broke me

And left me bereft.

And I gave up on love

I gave up on life

For who needs a love

That's imprisoned in strife?

But my dreams never left me

They stayed buried, asleep

Laying stagnant and hidden

In my heart, oh, so deep.

And one day to my surprise

To my shock and my awe

My dreams were revived

By the face that I saw.

And the face was your face

A face I had known

In a dream, in a place

In a world of our own.

Where we walked hand in hand

As we walked through the world

Watching ages pass by us

As our dream lives unfurled.

Oh, and we were so happy

To just be we two

For I knew you loved me

And how much I loved you.

And I was your love
And you were my sweet boy
And our days and our nights
Were filled with pure joy.

But what we didn't know

Till much passage of time

That only in that dream world

Could you really be mine.

Till the Fates co-conspired

With the Heavenly plan

And allowed this sad woman

To once again find that man.

We had always had hope

That someday, and somehow

Our two dreams would collide

In the here and the now.

And they did in the last place

That we ever had thought

Stumbling there upon the one thing

That we always had sought.

What a mystery and joy!

What a sweetness divine

For my heart still was yours

And your heart was still mine.

And our souls meshed together

And our bodies belonged

Just as sure as a melody

With the words of a song.

But what cruel turn of fate

Like the changing of weather

Once again we are parted

And cannot be together.

And I call out your name

Like a prayer on the wind

Wondering how long it will be

Till I'm with you again.

For even a dream 

Will eventually die

And the reflection of your face

Will fade from my eye.

But my heart won't forget

When I take my last breath

That it loves you with a love

That is stronger than death.

 I'm calling your name again now

My sweet boy, my dear

Hoping this time you'll answer

And say Yes love, I'm here.

©By Voo

Oct 7, 2019

12:16 a.m.

All of Us

ALL of US

SOME OF US ARE TIRED

AND SOME OF US ARE OLD

SOME OF US ARE HEATED

AND SOME OF US ARE COLD

SOME OF US ARE DOWN AND OUT

AND SOME OF US ARE HIGH

SOME OF US WILL LIVE FOREVER

AND SOME OF US WILL DIE

SOME OF US ARE LONELY

AND SOME OF US ARE GLAD

SOME OF US ARE HAPPY CHILDREN

AND SOME OF US ARE MAD

SOME OF US ARE MARRIED

AND SOME OF US, ALONE

SOME OF US LIVE IN FINE HOUSES

AND SOME, WE HAVE NO HOME

SOME OF US ARE BUSY BEES

AND SOME OF US LOVE SLEEP

SOME OF US ARE SHALLOW PONDS

AND SOME OF US ARE DEEP

SOME OF US ARE MIGHTY MEN

AND SOME OF US ARE WIMPS

SOME OF US GIVE ALL WE'VE GOT

AND SOME OF US JUST SKIMP

SOME OF US GO HUNGRY

AND SOME, WE EAT TOO MUCH

SOME OF US TOUCH EVERYONE

AND SOME CRAVE NO ONE'S TOUCH

SOME OF US ARE PASSIONATE

AND SOME OF US ARE WEAK

SOME OF US ARE BOLD AS LIONS

AND SOME OF US ARE MEEK

SOME OF US ARE RICH IN GOLD

AND SOME OF US ARE POOR

SOME OF US ARE WELCOMED IN

AND SOME ARE SHOWN THE DOOR

SOME OF US ARE CELEBRITIES

AND SOME OF US SHUN FAME

SOME OF US ARE NEVER KNOWN

AND SOME ARE KNOWN BY NAME

SOME OF US ARE WRETCHED, WICKED

AND SOME OF US ARE KIND

SOME OF US ARE KNOWN FOR BODY

AND SOME OF US FOR MIND

SOME OF US ARE BLACK AND WHITE

AND SOME, YELLOW AND BROWN

SOME OF US FIT IN SQUARE PEGS

AND SOME OF US IN ROUND

SOME OF US LOVE JESUS

AND SOME OF US DON'T CARE

SOME OF US SEE HIS LIGHT SHINING

AND FOR SOME, THERE'S NOTHING THERE

SOME OF US ARE EVIL

AND SOME OF US ARE GOOD

SOME OF US HOARD ALL WE GET

AND SOME SHARE ALL OUR FOOD

SOME OF US WILL LOSE OUR WAY

AND SOME WILL FIND THE TRUTH

SOME OF US WILL BE BORN OLD

AND SOME WILL CONTINUE IN YOUTH

SOME OF US WILL REAP IN JOY

AND SOME WILL SOW IN TEARS

SOME OF US WILL HEROES BE

AND SOME WILL RUN FROM FEARS

SOME OF US WILL KNOW TRUE GLORY

AND SOME WILL THROW IT AWAY

SOME OF US WILL BE USHERED IN

AND SOME OF US WILL BE TURNED AWAY

SOME OF US OF THE RACE OF MEN

WILL LIVE OUR LIVES FOR GAIN

AND SOME OF US WILL SUFFER LACK

AND LIVE OUR LIVES IN PAIN

BUT ALL OF US ON PLANET EARTH

FROM ANCIENT DAYS TILL THEN

FROM BIRTH TO DEATH AND ALL BETWEEN

HAVE KNOWN THE TOUCH OF SIN

AND ALL OF US, FEMALE AND MALE

AND YOUNG AND OLD, ALIKE

AND JEW AND GREEK AND SLAVE AND FREE

AND SKIN OF BLACK AND WHITE

AND RICH AND POOR

AND COLD AND HOT

AND TIRED AND TOUGH AND HARD

WE, ALL OF US, THE MEEK AND MIGHTY

WE'RE ALL LOVED BY THE LORD.

©BY VOO

March 25, 2002 Midnight

The Lost Man's Journey w/reading Repost

The Lost Man's Journey  by Voo

my poem as  dramatically  read by my friend, Mark Anthony Games  aka The Human Voice

from across the pond. Close your eyes and let him take you to another time and place.
This one has an almost Lord of the Rings feel to it........

The Lost Man’s Journey

We were dreaming on tired feet

Running through thick gray clouds of ancient fog

Emerging from nightmare

And tasting of wine gone sour

My brother and I.

(Looking for you)

(Journeys are like lives

They never seem to end

And then they come to sudden halt

Whether fulfilled or left without harbor

Lost on the pathways and looking for light.)

Over mountain and stream

And valleys of mysteries

We stumbled without word

Or thought for the dawn

Of any cold sun that would rise without you.

(As we searched the world for your face)

How long we searched,

I do not know

I do not remember the nights

Lying in darkness with tears in my eyes

I do not remember because I do not dare.

You were there in the mist

Ethereal and ghostly, beckoning me

As you always have, with your angel’s smile

And a heart full of promise

That no man can read.

(You, with the water that quenches my thirst)

I barely remember the days

Dry, hot, cold, endless

Sunrise, sunset, twilight and morning

My brother scowling, as he scanned the horizon

Looking for reasons to keep moving forward.

We killed the men there on the road

Men who said they knew you

Men who smiled their last sad smiles

As they talked about your kiss

We killed them and we left them where they lay.

(Lives undone by the softness of your touch)

My hands were wearied of the sword

Wearied of the bow

Wearied of the dusty feet I walked on

And fearful of the journey’s end

Whatever that might be.

My brother sang

When he thought I was asleep

In the darkness of midnight

‘Neath the canopy of trees

He did not know I listened with heavy heart.

(A heart that holds no one but you)

In emerald forests, we found our food

Creatures, wild and wandering from home

They, and we, meeting on deadly grounds

That lead to extinction

And gave us strength for another day.

In strange noon darkness, we found the place of Shadows

That linger in the shades of time

Haunted things that had no recognition

That we were men,

But only other Shadows to be passed.

(Sometimes we wondered if you had crossed their paths)

Feminine forms, oft caught our eyes

From time to time

But only for a moment,

For we had no time to waste on borrowed lips

Even when they smiled with taste of honey.

Even when they reminded us of faded days,

Of home with evening fire and smell of bread,

Soft pillows and warm blankets

And nights beneath the stars

In arms of love.

(Those arms I needed to welcome me again)

My brother is a hard, hard man

At least to me

Older, wiser, with quiet eyes and quieter mouth

He did not share his thoughts

Nor complain about the journey.

The plan was made, the quest was given

And off we set,

Looking for the wayward woman

Who chose to run

Who brought dishonor upon our family name.

(Who took my heart and carried it as she ran)

Through thunderstorm we walked in rain,

Sunlit days as gold as glory,

The nights as black as windows down in hell

Trudging onward toward the great unknown

(And fighting sick despair within our souls)

We came upon a village fair

Children running, and sounds of laughter

Out of the fog, houses appeared

Tall sunflowers and barking dogs

Smells of cooking and sparkling skies.

(And there, upon the wind, we smelled your fragrance)

My heart, a racing, foolish thing

That leapt in hope

I searched the way for sight of you

Even as the bitter fury filled my face.

My brother’s eyes, unreadable and hooded

Looked back at me,

Nodded once, and hurried through the morning,

Through the trees, with dagger in his hand.

(Toward the sound of laughter that would fade away like dreams)

My courage failing,

Hesitation slowed me

Each step a hundred thousand deaths

Each heart beat, forty more

I walked as though a dead man, there in my brother’s dust.

What I would find, I did not know

What I would do, did not foresee

For I had not thought farther than

Your face, my only treasure

Shining once again upon the world.

(The treasure you had taken back as you forsook your vow to me)

A man lies dying by a garden gate

His blood, a crimson pool, mixed with regret

His mouth is opened, stunned, in disbelief

His hand is empty, reaching out

For a hand he thought was his.

How many men have reached for you, I wonder

How many dead and dying, for the wanting of your love?

I cannot think of that, now that you are near me

A wounded animal, I crash the door

With a raging, mad desire.

(And the dreams of all the old days coming back to life)

Your sweet voice beguiling

And pleading for mercy,

Your eyes catch my own as I stop, as in trance

Over his shoulder as his arms gather round you

My brother, your husband, with his arms hard as steel.

The journey ends

Without succor and no harbor

Finding you, I am tethered now to shadows

Like the Lost Ones encountered

On the road to your door.

(And all I can think of is your mouth upon mine)

Kissing your face, my brother smiles,

Perhaps for the first time in memory

“Never leave me.” he says in your ear

As you tear your eyes from me

Laugh, and shake back your hair.

“Never again.” I hear you whisper

Promising a wild heart that belongs to no man

I cannot look away, I cannot breathe,

Your eyes hold me tight as he gathers you tighter

Your lips, sweet as wine, tease with a smile like the sun.

(As I wonder how I ever thought him wise)

And I still believe that there’s a way

Beyond the mists, beyond the dust of yesterday

For me and you, my brother’s wife, locked in his arms

Until the dagger finds it’s mark

And the sun goes dark forever.

Returning home, I do not dream, I do not sleep, I do not speak

No wine can ease my pain or mend my soul

I eat no food nor does my brother offer it

And when we reach the place of Shadows,

He does not notice when I fall behind.

(No longer a man, perhaps I’ll find you there.)

©by Voo

June 1, 2010

2:30 a.m.